Combined easel and sheet-music cabinet



(No Mqdel.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. O. STODDARD. COMBINED EASEL AND SHEETMUSIC CABINET.

No. 401,389. PatentedApr. 16, 1889.

(No Model.) 2 SheetsSheet 2.

O. STODDARD. COMBINED EASEL AND SHEET MUSIC CABINET.

Patented Apr. 16, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR STODDARD, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED EASEL AND SHEET-MUSIC CABINET.

SIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,389, dated April16, 1889.

Application filed April 11, 1888. Serial No. 270,355. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR Sronnann, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of W'Vayne and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Easeland Sheet- Music Cabinet 5 and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the ac companying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to a combined easel and sheetrmusic cabinet.

The object of the invention is to provide a cabinet for music whereinthe sheets may be supported in such position as to readily enable thewithdrawal of any desired sheet or sheets, avoiding the necessity ofassorting a quantity of the sheets, as is usual. The easel also forms asupport for pictures, whereby the sheet-music may be hidden from thedust and view, making an ornamental and very useful piece of furniture.

The invention consists of two uprights suitably connected at top andbottom by strips or panels to form an easel-frame with opening throughits center. Back of said opening is secured to the uprights of saideasel a box or case, in whichthe music is supported on an incline bymeans of a frame provided with transverse bars carrying pockets formedfrom a continuous sheet or strip of fabricor flexible material which isadapted to receive and support the sheets of music. Said frame carryingthe pockets has its lower end hinged within the opening of the easel,while the upper end of said frame rests against the back of the case,thus throwing said frame on an incline, whereby the pockets are causedto rise one above the other, and as the title of each sheet of music isprinted on the upper edge, the operator may at a glance locate andremove the desired sheet or sheets from their pockets, all of which willbe hereinafter more fully set forth, and the essential features pointedout particularly in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective of my combined easel and sheetmusic cabinetcomplete. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of Fig. 1, showingpictureframe supported in front of opening to the cabinet, and by dottedlines. as swung outward. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are enlarged details of thepockets and supporting-frame.

In the drawings, E represents the easelframe, which may be constructedin any desired style, but the form shown being most preferred. a

C shows a box or case, which is secured to the back of said easel-frameand extends from the top of the open front, F, of said easelframe somedistance below the bottom of said opening, having the supporting-leg Bhinged at h to its back 13, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A shows a frame located within the open front, F, in which is secured bymeans of screws 6, (see Fig. 4,) the rails H, having the metal rods i)let into said rails, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

f represents a continuous strip of fabric, one end of which is securedto the upper rod 1) of the series, extending down is folded at e, andpasses back over the next rod, forming the pocket a, and so onthroughout the series of rods, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and The stripof fabric f may be wide enough to cover the rods '0, as shown in Fig. 1,or said fabric may consist of strips attached as shown in Fig. 5, havingthe portions overlapping the rods secured thereto by stitching throughthe fabric, as shown at t of Fig. 5.

The lower end of the frame A is hinged at h to the easel-frame at thebottom of the opening F in said easel-frame. The upper end of the frameA extends into the case 0, resting against the back thereof, whereby thepockets at are caused to hang in a perpendicular position and inelevation to each other,'as shown clearly in Fig. 2. Said pockets areless in depth than the length of the sheets S of music, which projectfrom the mouth or openings 0 at the top of said pockets, and haveprinted on their upper margins the title of the piece of music, as shownin Fig. 1, whereby the desired sheet or sheets may at a glance bedistinguished, and can readilybe removed by drawing the upper end of theframe Aforward to the opening F in the easel by means of the knob 'nattached thereto, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, when the sheet orsheets may be lifted out of their pockets with the thumb and finger, orplaced in said pockets, as desired.

D represents a picture-frame or painting, which is supported on the pins2 z in front of the opening F to the case, for the purpose of excludingdust from the sheet-music, and also to hide said sheet-music from viewwhen not in use, making an ornament and giving the cabinet theappearance of an ordinary easel; and to remove the sheets of music insuch case the picture-frame or banner D may be tipped forward or swungoutward, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, to give access to thecabinet.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the easel-frame having the open front, the casemounted on the back of said easel-frame, and the frame located in saidcase and having a series of supporting-rods, said rods having attachedthereto the strip of textile fabric or flexible material forming thepockets for the sheet-music, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the easel-frame having the openfront, the casemounted on the back thereof, the leg hinged to said case, the framelocated in said case having its lower end hinged to the easel-frame, theseries of rods attached to the frame A, and the flexible materialmounted on said rods and doubled, so as to form the series of pocketsa,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. In combination with the easel-frame having the opening F, the case 0,attached to the back face of the easel-frame and communicat ing with theopening thereof, and having' OSCAR STODDARD.

Witnesses:

R. B. WHEELER, JOHN T. DOAN.

